Window



Oct. 29, 1929. w. T. PRICE 1,733,694

WINDOW Filed Sept. 20, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l WHHam T. Price Oct. 29, 1929. w. T. PRLCE 1,733,694

I WINDOW x-Filed Sept. 20, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WHiamT Price @z dZu/yx Patented Oct. 29, 1929 WILLIAM '1. PRICE, OF MINNEAPOLIS,MINNESOTA w nmow.

, Application filedseptember 20, 1926. serial in. 136,529.

My invention relates to windows and has for its object to provide a window emplo ing a pair 'of hinged sashes adapted to e raised so as to completely uncover the opening throughfthe window frame.

Another object of theinvention resides in so arranging said sashes as to permit of swinging the same into the room, and in such a position as to bring the same out of the m way of the objects and occupants within the room.

A still further object of the invention resides in forming said window frame with a rabbet along eachsidemember thereof, extending into the room, and to hingedly connect one of said sashes to the upper portion of the frame in such a manner as to allow the same to swing into said rabbets and to hingedly connect said second sash to'said 2o first named sash at the lower edge thereof in such a manner as to permit said second sash to alsoswing into said rabbets to fully close said opening through said frame.

A still further object of the invention rei sides in mounting sash pulleys along the interior casingsat the upper ends of the frame and of passing sash cords thereove'r, said sash cords being attached at one'end to the v stiles of said lower sash intermediate the ends thereof, and of securing to the'other ends of said sash cord within the frame window weights adapted to counter-balance said sashes and to hold the lower end of said lower sash within said rabbets.

view, which will appear in the following description, the invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

5 designated'as double-hung windows, consid- With the foregoingiand other objects in,

erable disadvantage is encountered "in that theopening through the window frame may be only partly uncovered not to exceed half of the area of the same. I Where considerable circulation of air is desired, such windows 5 are highly undesirable. At the same time where the ordinary casement windows are employed, although the entire opening through the frame may be'uncovered, yet the sashes project into the room to such an extent as to interfere with the objects and occupants of the room, thereby rendering it difficult to arrange the furniture and making it incon venient for theoccup'ants. With my invention, the Window may be fully' opened so that any desired amount of ventilation may be hadand at the same time the sashes are caused to swing inwardly into the room at a position above the ordinary height of the occupants andthe furniture within the room so that the same are entirely out of the wa The invention proper may be mounted in alwindow frame desi ated in its entirety at A, which consists o side members 10 and 11 constructed'in the 'usual manner and con 7 5 nected together by means of a header 31. A casing 12' extends around the frame along the interior thereof and a similar casing around the exterior which has not been shown inthe drawings. A stop 13 similarly ex-3 tends around the interior of the frame proper in such a'position as to provide a rabbet 14 facing inwardlyto theroom and extending around thetwo sides and-the header ofthe frame. The "bottom of frame A is provided with a window sill 15 constructedwith a rabbet 16 facing outwardly formed by means of a stool 17 attached to said sill and projecting into the interior of the room. An apron 18 may be used in conjunction with said stool 90 17 to give the window the usual appearance.

Except for the formation of the rabbet 14,

the window frame A is in all respects identical with such structures as arenow common in the art. L I The closure for, the opening in the frame A, which I hav'e designated at19, consists of twosashes B and C. The upper sash B is constructed with two stiles 20 and 21-connected together at their upper ends by rails 22 and 23, which support a pane of glass 24 in the usual manner. The sash C is similarly constructed and comprises stiles 24: and 25 connected together by rails 26 and 27 tosupport a pane of glass 28. The upper sash B is hingedly connected to frame A by means of hinges 29 and 50, which are attached to the rail 22iand-to,the header; Thissas'h is so mounted as to be ada'ptedt'o swing'oufl wardly from the frame A into the roon'r'" proper or to swing intotherahbetvlt-toieclosei the upper part of the opening 19 through said frame. The lower edge of the rail 23 is Gem structed with a rabbet 32 andthe upper rail 26 or" sash C is simila ly"" eon'structed a" complemental rabbet 33 whichrope-rmit the meeting endsiof thetwo sashesjto fititogether sons to shediwater' The rails"23' and-2'6 oi said sash" are liir'igedly oonnecteditogethef by means of hinges 34and135' yhi'chimay'be mor tise'd in laceorfifasteq e awjth surface of the sash ifdesi'red; 'iese, hinges permitthe sash G of being folded baek uponsash ,B so that the same maybccupy a'mini'mumispa'oe equal to the 'combinedjthielinessfof the two sashes. i when the window" is closed; the. two sashes B and C: occup the position shown in fulllines 'inFigJQ, which it will be noted that both of-said sashes liej'withinthe rabbet 14 and that th )rail 27, of sash Clfalls within the 'rabbet 16; I thi 'ma neria watertight closure is efi'e'ted,vwlfielifgiyes' a neat at; tractive appearance to i thei'window'Twh'n in its elosedpositienq 1 j v For cdunte balaficingg'thef winaews; I the" followin "device is] employed 'Alongj tlie upper portions of the; side? members 1 10 and 11 offram'e A areattaehed twb sashpulle 36 and erw'hich mean-minted thefc asing; 12; Two sash cords38passioverthese'ptflleys arid have attae'hedltoftlie'ir inner ends, sash weights 39 which function inithenstf ljmannerg' outer ends-of sash cords 38 are attached to serewe es 4'0 OfOther suitable fastening de; Vices whiehare-[attached to the stiles 2'4: and" 25 of'sashfB' intermediate th'e'ends'threof;

The sc ew eyes a0 areso s it'uat'editf'Iiatthe s me extend outwardly beyond the surfaces of the stiles 24: a'ndf25 so'that'the cords'f38 when'the window is closed pull infa 'dire ction 'outof alignment with the hinges of'the' "s'ash' cans ing the sash [to become'sa'ted 'agains'tthe stop 13 and to efiectatight alesufeztherewithfi In this manner lockingj means, f" the purpose (a holding the-sashes inf'elosed pesitiommay be entirely dispensed wi thl' I A a In openingthewindow the lowerjsashC is pulled outwardly at the'ulpper'fend thereof meanso'f a "sash "lift 41 secured to the rail 26; Tlii'so'au'ses the saidsash to project-outwardly beyond the line or" pull of the c rd'si s after which the sash be raised"andjlowered jointlyby means ot a second salsh litt l2 se euredto the rail 27 of sai'd sashl As so'on'las the sash is raised the cords. 38tak'e an angular position relative to the frame proper which tend to draw the lower sash C to which they are attached inwardly toward the frame. This has the eilect of maintaining the lower rail 27 of said sash seated in the rabbet 14 which forms a guideway for the movement thereotrelative to the frame. These sash cords; therefore, at the"; same time counter-balanee' the weight of the two sashes B'and C ancl'a'lso tend to hold the sashes inwardly in .pre'per-.; positionk within said rabbets so that rollers or other guide means for controlling -tlie niovement of the sashes may be entirely dispensed with. By manipulating the sashes through the agenoy'o'fthe two sash lifts 41 and 42, thewindow maybeeasilyiraised and low red freer the position "shown in full? lines an) an intermediate:position shown in dotte'dflines' in Fig.2, orthe same be raised to thefltop"ofthevfranie so as to com pletely uncover the opening therethrougln' invention i's'highly meritoriousiin time it roves anextremelysimple and convenient windowronstruction for use where an entire window openingis desired to be uncovered; so

astds'ecure a maximum"amouneof Ventilation.

The window is particularly advantageous" in that'the sashes 's'wirig fii'i'wfardly into the room permitting. of atta hingscre nsto the exterior of the frame withoutinterference with the sashes," the. same timethe' sashes project intofltlie rosin insu'eha position as t6 be en tirely, onto-f the' way of the occupants and so as no'tto interfere w th the furniture and other objects intlie room," thus permitting all the v space within the room to be utilized. When the, sashes are any 'of-, tl 1eir' espective pjos'i' time, either fully or artlyclos'ed, the same extend nto" thelroemiinisuc'li'a manner as to reventjthetoceupants from receiving injury rfemicontact therewith, and when runy raised are completdyeutof-ithe wa projectin into space within the room notcapable of lfig utilized; for any o't'h'er' purpose. The sash weightsand sash cords when attachedto the ldwer sash, as speoi'fie'chihold the sashes in rigid position both while closed and open, thereby preventin rattlingnof-tlie sasnesand at the same time efieet'ing' a water tight closure when the sashes are closed." improved Window can be constructed without additional expense a'n'd'isj simple an'clea'syg to install. The inyen-t-ion is particularly advantageou's'foi'1use in summerhomesandon porches, and the like, where the usual casementwindow'wouldbe unsuitable and where the I double-hung window would not give sufiici'ent' Ventilation Changes .in the specific form of my invention, as herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed without-departing from the spirit of'my invention. 7

Having described my invention; what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: I

1. A. window comprising'a framehaving an opening therethrough and formed with a longitudinal guideway, a sash hingedly connected to the upper portion of said frame, a second sash hingedly connected at its upper end to the lower edge of said first named sash, said second sash having its lower end freely movable within said guideway and means for counter-balancing the weight of said sash and for drawing the free end of said lower sash towards said guideway and laterally thereof.

2. A window comprising a frame having an opening therethrough and formed with a rabbet, a sash hingedly connected to the upper portion of said frame adapted to swing into or out of said rabbet, a second sash hingedly connected at its upper end to the lower edge of said first named sash, said second sash having its lower end freely movable within said rabbet, said entire second sash being adapted to move laterally bodily into or out of said rabbet, pulleys mounted in the casing of said frame, sash cords passing over said pulleys and attached to said lower sash intermediate its upper and lower ends, means for counterbalancing said sash operating upon said sash cords, said sash cords being adapted to extend outwardly beyond the frame upon the raising of the sash so as to draw said lower sash inwardly within said rabbet.

3. A window comprising a frame having an opening therethrough and formed with a rabbet, a sash hingedly'connected to the upper portion of said frame adapted to swing into or out of said rabbet, a second sash higedly connected at its upper end to the lower edge of said first named sash, said second sash having its lower end freely movable within said rabbet, said entire second sash being adapted to move laterally into or out of said rabbet, pulleys mounted in the casing of said frame, sash cords passing over said pulleys and attached to said lower sash substantially half way between its upper and lower ends, means for counterbalancing said sash operating upon said sash cords, said sash cords being adapted to extend outwardly beyond the frame upon the raising of the sash so as to draw said lower sash inwardly within said rabbet.

4. A windowcomprising a frame having an opening therethrough and formed with a longitudinal guideway open at the inner portion thereof, a sash hingedly connected at its upper end to the upper portion of said frame, a second sash hingedly connected at its upper end to the lower edge of said first named sash, said second sash being freely movable laterally out of said guideway through the open portion thereof, said second sash having a portion thereof moving out of said guideway upon the opening of said sash, a cord attached to the outwardly moving portion of said sash and extending toward said frame, and means for tensioning said cord to draw said window or said opening, said lower sash being movable e bodily out of said frame, and means for yieldingly forcing said lower sash toward said frame. I I

7. A window comprising a frame having an opening therethrough, a sash hingedly con nected at its upper end to the upper portion of said frame, a second sash pivoted at its upper end to the lower end of said first sash, said sash being swingable jointly to uncover said opening, said lower sash being movable bodily out of said frame, andtensioned means for drawing said lower sash toward said frame.

8. A window comprising a frame having an opening therethrough, a sash hingedly connected at its upper end to the upper portion of said frame, a second sash pivoted at its upper end to the lower end of said first sash, said sash being swingable jointly to uncover said opening, the lower portion of said lower sash being movable out of or into the frame, and tensioned means for drawing the lower end of said lower sash toward said frame.

9. A window comprising a frame having an opening therethrough and formed with a longitudinal guideway open at theinner portion thereof, a sash hingedly connected at its upper end to the upper portion of said frame, a second sash hingedly connected at its upper end to the lower edge of said first named sash, said second sash being freely movable laters ally out of said guideway through the open portion thereof, and tensioned means for drawing the lower end of said sash into said guideway. e y e 10. A window comprising'a frame having an opening therethrough and formed with a stop, a sash hingedly connected to the upper portion of said frame, a second sash hingedly connected at its upper end to the lower edge of said first named sash, said second sash being slidable along said stop and having its lower end movable against said stop to retard the sliding thereof, and means for simultaneously counterbalancing said sash and forcing the lower edge of the lower sash against saidstop.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLIAMT. PRICE. 

